Risk Communications and Information Sharing November Report

Chair: Meredith Li-Vollmer; Staff: Frances Bevington and Sara Rubin The Risk Communications and Information Sharing workgroup held its...

Dec 04, 2013 | Frances Bevington

  • Strategic National Stockpile November Report

    NACCHO is currently organizing a point-of-dispensing (POD) demonstration via lunch at the 2014 Preparedness Summit. The overall aim of...

    Dec 02, 2013 | Lisa Brown

  • Volunteer Force Gets Latest Radiation Emergency Training

    The Greene County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) from Xenia, OH, conducted a radiation training on Nov. 7–8 to prepare for a...

    Nov 22, 2013 | Admin

  • Partnerships and Volunteers Critical to Resilient Rural Communities

    In recognition of National Rural Health Day on Nov. 21, NACCHO interviewed Denise Bingham, RN MSN, Director of Nursing, at Three...

    Nov 21, 2013 | Frances Bevington

  • Public Health Law October Report

    Staff: Andy Roszak The NACCHO Public Health Law Workgroup has been discussing legal issues related to family reunification. During a...

    Nov 11, 2013 | Andy Roszak

  • NACCHO Staff Take Steps to Help Their Community Be More Prepared

    Sixteen NACCHO staff participated in a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training on October 28 and 29. The CERT program trains...

    Nov 04, 2013 | Samantha Morgan

  • Risks of Cyber Attacks on the Healthcare Sector Leave Public Health of Communities...

    In December 2011, a hospital in Georgia was forced to divert all non-emergency admissions to other medical centers, after a malware...

    Oct 24, 2013 | Justin Snair

  • NACCHO Releases Legal Preparedness Toolkit

    NACCHO, with guidance and funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Law Program (PHLP), has developed...

    Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak

  • National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) Annual Symposium

    Date: Sept. 22—24, 2013 Staff Representative: Frances Bevington, Sara Rubin, Alyson Jordan Member Representatives: Meredith...

    Oct 09, 2013 | Admin

  • Risk Communications and Information Sharing November Report

    Chair: Meredith Li-Vollmer; Staff: Frances Bevington and Sara Rubin The Risk Communications and Information Sharing workgroup held its monthly conference call on Thursday, November 7, 2013. Prior to the call, the group had gathered risk communications resources for possible inclusion in a NACCHO toolkit. The group discussed the resources that were collected and identified a […]

    Dec 04, 2013 | Frances Bevington

    Strategic National Stockpile November Report

    NACCHO is currently organizing a point-of-dispensing (POD) demonstration via lunch at the 2014 Preparedness Summit. The overall aim of the demonstration is to show innovative practices and provide resources for specific stages in the POD process to help local health departments in their medical countermeasure planning and implementation efforts. An important process of developing this […]

    Dec 02, 2013 | Lisa Brown

    Volunteer Force Gets Latest Radiation Emergency Training

    The Greene County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) from Xenia, OH, conducted a radiation training on Nov. 7–8 to prepare for a possible radiation emergency. MRC volunteers learned how to screen large numbers of people for radiation and how to decontaminate them. This training was the first radiation preparedness training of its kind in West Central […]

    Nov 22, 2013 | Admin

    Partnerships and Volunteers Critical to Resilient Rural Communities

    In recognition of National Rural Health Day on Nov. 21, NACCHO interviewed Denise Bingham, RN MSN, Director of Nursing, at Three Rivers District Health Department in Kentucky about the unique preparedness needs of rural communities. In addition to her work at Three Rivers, Denise is on the Kentucky Department of Public Health Emergency Rapid Response Team and […]

    Nov 21, 2013 | Frances Bevington

    Public Health Law October Report

    Staff: Andy Roszak The NACCHO Public Health Law Workgroup has been discussing legal issues related to family reunification. During a recent call, the Workgroup was joined by Valerie Cole from the American Red Cross, an expert at family reunification. In addition to the workgroup meeting, NACCHO has also released Public Health and the Law: An […]

    Nov 11, 2013 | Andy Roszak

    NACCHO Staff Take Steps to Help Their Community Be More Prepared

    Sixteen NACCHO staff participated in a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training on October 28 and 29. The CERT program trains citizens to be better prepared to respond to emergencies in their communities by learning how to provide immediate assistance to victims and organize spontaneous volunteers at the disaster site.  When response resources are limited, CERT […]

    Nov 04, 2013 | Samantha Morgan

    Risks of Cyber Attacks on the Healthcare Sector Leave Public Health of Communities Vulnerable

    In December 2011, a hospital in Georgia was forced to divert all non-emergency admissions to other medical centers, after a malware infection downed the institution’s IT network and required staff to use paper records. The attack affected computer connectivity, as hospital computers could not communicate with each other. The hospital was forced to use a runner system, where papers were shuttled...

    Oct 24, 2013 | Justin Snair

    NACCHO Releases Legal Preparedness Toolkit

    NACCHO, with guidance and funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Law Program (PHLP), has developed “Public Health and the Law: An Emergency Preparedness Training Kit” to enhance understanding among local public health professionals and their legal counsel of the legal authorities and issues that shape their ability to prepare for, respond […]

    Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak

    National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) Annual Symposium

    Date: Sept. 22—24, 2013 Staff Representative: Frances Bevington, Sara Rubin, Alyson Jordan Member Representatives: Meredith Li-Vollmer, Elizabeth Hart, Rita Obey, Jennifer Dunlay, Glen Barbour, Denise Bingham, Theresa Orecchia Highlights: NPHIC convened public health communicators from across the country for a two-day training event in Chicago. Sessions focused on the use of social media during...

    Oct 09, 2013 | Admin

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